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What a year it was for me in music. So good that I don’t want this year to end but excited to see what 2015 has in store. Below (in alphabetical order) are albums I was digging in 2014. I couldn’t limit myself to a number and I know I missed some too but here it is. What were some of yours from 2014?

Monday, Monday, Monday! Time to make this a great week and to help get your week started off in a positive way, here’s a playlist to crank up as you work away the day, drive around with the windows down or just to just relax and enjoy the sunshine. Hope you like it and stay positive!

Let me start out by saying if you haven’t had the chance to see The Kooks, make sure they are on your must see list. And if you are wondering, “who are The Kooks?” I’ll bet you know at least three of their songs. The English quartet are one of those bands that when you hear a song like “Naïve” or “Shine On” you’ll be “oh yeah, I love this song – this is The Kooks?!” I caught their show at the House of Blues in Las Vegas earlier this year and it was a fun, peppy show and I expect nothing less at Bonnaroo next month.

I’m a huge Foster The People fan, seen them more times than I can remember, featured them on the blog way back when, heck I even interviewed them to preview a show in Vegas but for the first time, I have to say no, no, no. They recently with a little help from Luke Pritchard of The Kooks covered “Hold On” by the Alabama Shakes and while it may be a sign of respect to cover someone else’s work, some are best left alone. Brittany Howard has a unique and incredible voice and quite frankly “Hold On” only sounds proper with her vocals on the track. I applaud you for trying but don’t spoil something beautiful.

I suspect (and hope) there might be a better, updated version of this coming next month when all three bands will be at Bonnaroo.

Here is the video of FTP covering “Hold On” and you can judge for yourself. If you want to hear the original by the Alabama Shakes, click here.

I was hoping to get this up on the blog a lot sooner but ultimately it had to take a back seat for a little bit. In the last week I’ve had the chance to catch a few more great shows here in Las Vegas and last weekend I definitely hit both ends of the spectrum.

First up was David Gray at The Cosmopolitan last Friday. I’m a fan, think he has a remarkable voice, is quite the entertainer but I always imagined seeing him in either really intimate confines or at a venue like Tanglewood or the Hollywood Bowl. Overall it was a good show but man I can’t wait for the Cosmopolitan shows to return to the Boulevard Pool.

On Saturday night it was off to House of Blues for Die Antwoord. Even cooler was friend and great DJ, M!KE ATTACK opened for the trio and definitely set the tone for the evening. As for the South African group, I’ve always been intrigued by them and remember when “Enter The Ninja” came out and people thought it was a joke. Let me just get it out there, y’all need to see Die Antwoord live. Weird? Yes. Crazy? Yes. Awesome show, YES! I couldn’t believe how much fun I actually had. I am still at a loss for the exact words to describe this show but it was entertaining and turned into one gigantic party.

This past Tuesday it was back to House of Blues for The Kooks and I couldn’t be happier to finally get the chance to see the English indie rockers live. A solid crowd was on hand for a mid-week, all ages show and the fellas definitely delivered, tearing through a ton of material. Personally for me, hearing “Shine On” was the highlight of the evening and the show was by far my favorite of the last week.

Holy Bonnaroo! Are you kidding me? What a line-up SuperFly put together this year. Looks like The Farm is going to be a rocking for four amazing days. Sweet headliners! Tons of legendary acts! A stellar list of the rising stars of tomorrow! Bonnaroo favorites! I mean this is going to be B A N A N A S.

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